Wed - Glorious sunshine - 6 miles round a new route which went along the fence of Whipsnade zoo for about a mile. Saw lots of impala type things .. and then managed to scare a bunch of wallabies round one corner! Sad to see them behind bars...

Had a hilarious conversation yesterday with someone at my running club, I got introduced to them as "here's another vegan'. They then asked how long I'd been vegan, they said 6 years .... then admitted they love quorn fillets. I nicely said 'oh .. sorry to say, but..." Then they said "actually I'm fine with eggs"... I said "ah - then I think it's best to say you're veggie, just in case you confuse people" - then they said they also eat shellfish!!

At least I'm running most days ... fitness is coming back. Chatted to 'Vegan' girl at running again. While she was happy to start many weaving discussions about a number of ethical things, I basically fell back to the position of not having any issues with her viewpoints as a vegetarian, but having large issues with her viewpoints (eating honey, eggs & in apparently shellfish 'only in principal .. not in practice') as a vegan. When she 'became vegan' she gave up milk. I said that's great .. but she is an ovo-veggie, prob best to call herself that rather than confuse people with what vegans eat. She pretty much almost accepted that (few grumbles)

Thurs - Quick 4 miles before my first swim session in 10 months... yes 10 months out of the pool! So it was quite sociable... did more catching up than swimming, only 600m - but got the smell of chlorine back on me, its a good start.

skoptic wrote:Thurs - Quick 4 miles before my first swim session in 10 months... yes 10 months out of the pool! So it was quite sociable... did more catching up than swimming, only 600m - but got the smell of chlorine back on me, its a good start.

Hey great to see you are back in the pool. Looks like we are both heading back to triathlon? Any races in the pipeline?

Hey guys.. sadly no races in the pipeline which is a total 1st for me! Having just moved and planning a wedding I'm happy with just training for the next few months. Fortunately I love training, not just events

Yeah - I think you eat something in principle by reading too much philosophy

Sat - 1st (proper) bike ride this year!!! Wohooo!! Very nice to be back on the bike, had a great ride, felt quite fast and cycled to brakfast, what could be better